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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aschenbach's financial situation?
(a) He is wealthy.
(b) He is extravagantly wealthy.
(c) He is homeless.
(d) He is poor.

2. Where does Aschenbach frequently see Tadzio?
(a) At the hotel restaurant.
(b) Going for walks.
(c) Playing in the street.
(d) In his dreams.

3. What is Aschenbach's father's profession?
(a) A teacher.
(b) An actor.
(c) An official.
(d) A salesman.

4. What does Aschenbach chronically suffer from?
(a) Gullibility.
(b) Bad health.
(c) Psychosis.
(d) Insomnia.

5. What is the purpose of Part Two of "Death In Venice?"
(a) To gain sympathy for Aschenbach.
(b) To set the political context.
(c) To explain Aschenbach's personality.
(d) To explain Part One.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aschenbach sees a man at the chapel. What color is the man's hair?

2. Aschenbach and Tadzio's relationship is _________.

3. How has Tadzio changed how Aschenbach feels about his writing?

4. Tadzio has reinstated Aschenbach's sense of _______.

5. What does Aschenbach drink while he watches the street performers?

(see the answer key)

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